Английская Википедия:Arriva Trains Merseyside
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox rail company Arriva Trains Merseyside[1] was a train operating company in England owned by Arriva that operated the Merseyrail Electrics franchise from January 1997 until July 2003, when the Merseyrail railway franchise was transformed into the local Merseyrail concession, owned by the Merseyrail Passenger Transport Executive (Merseytravel).
History
The Merseyrail Electrics franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to MTL with operations commencing on 19 January 1997.[2] MTL retained the Merseyrail Electrics brand.
On 18 February 2000, MTL was purchased by Arriva,[3][4] and on 27 April 2001, rebranded as Arriva Trains Merseyside.[5]
On 23 April 2003, Serco-Abellio were awarded the Merseyrail Electrics franchise with the services operated by Arriva Trains Merseyside transferring to Merseyrail on 20 July 2003.[6]
Rolling stock
Arriva Trains Merseyside inherited a fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 electric multiple units from Regional Railways. It also inherited a fleet of Class 73 locomotives and Class 936 EMUs for use on infrastructure trains; these were sold in 2002.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| 73 | Loco | 80 | 129 | 4 | Northern Line Wirral Line |
1962 | |
| 507 | Файл:Ormskirk station - geograph.org.uk - 811561.jpg | EMU | 75 | 120 | 32 | Northern Line Wirral Line |
1978–1980 |
| 508/1 | Файл:508138 NewBrighton.jpg | EMU | 75 | 120 | 21 | Northern Line Wirral Line |
1979–1980 |
| 936 | Файл:Merseyrail 73901.jpg | EMU | 60 | 97 | 3 | Northern Line Wirral Line |
1955–1956 |
Depot
Arriva Trains Merseyside's fleet was maintained at Birkenhead North Depot.
References
Further reading
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- ↑ Companies House extract company no 3007941 Arriva Trains Merseyside Limited formerly Merseyrail Electrics Limited
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Recommended Cash Offer for MTL Services Шаблон:Webarchive Arriva 18 February 2000
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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